
Anupa Joshy is a Designer with an MDes from the Glasgow School of Art, working across brand identity, editorial, data visualisation and illustration. Her practice is rooted in culture, community and the spaces where identities intersect — built through work with cultural institutions, humanitarian organisations and publicly funded initiatives across Scotland.
She believes design is most powerful when it holds space for underrepresented voices. Alongside client work, she founded Colour Theory, a platform celebrating BPOC creatives in Scotland, and was recently nominated for Young Designer of the Year at the Scottish Design Awards 2026.
Her identity for Refugee Festival Scotland was featured on a special edition front page of The National, produced in collaboration with the paper to mark the festival.
She is available for freelance projects and selected collaborations.

Disciplines

Brand Identity Design
Editorial & Print Design
Data Visualisation
Illustration
Selected Clients





Speaking

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Glasgow School of Art — 2026
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Grohwie Design Fellowship — 2026
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Glasgow Caledonian University
(Digital Design Conference) — 2026 -
Creative Glasgow — 2025
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Scottish Creative Network — 2025
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Edinburgh College of Art — POV!, 2025
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Glasgow Glyph Gang — 2025
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Curio — 2025
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GAB — 2023
Press & Recognition
The National — special edition front page for Refugee Festival Scotland, in collaboration with the paper (June 2026)
Scottish Design Awards 2026 — Young Designer of the Year, Finalist

![A Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this lovely cake with whipped cream frosting, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries for my family last month. I fell in love with this cake since coming to the UK. I want to print this out on thick card with perforated lines!
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
I’m also wanting to develop my own style combining illustration, graphic design and typography. I don’t know if this is the one yet so I’ll be exploring some more here!
The best recipe from @mirandasnotebook
Pretty title font from @zelowtype
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer , patisserie , recipe design ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #foodillustrator](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/838593349_18631078846032809_5695981660862323678_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=pTB1lfA5QxEQ7kNvwHYOt5f&_nc_oc=AdqkDLrS0NF-wnzFvBr4wHPOPH9R5n1sfmYFu1Gsq1bWiygp4rz1r1poh5X0IAXb3dk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLL1eoKuKk_j6VjDQlUes_a_cpCvAoz0Dd9i55XUQlvSS-Hw4NavGN43jzyTdJZ-wIhiBOt3s61&oh=00_AQOB2bCDs-M7QQsx7cG1nV3hqCvJg3KGW-0zACsW0c3Gkw&oe=6AD15A16)
![A Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this lovely cake with whipped cream frosting, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries for my family last month. I fell in love with this cake since coming to the UK. I want to print this out on thick card with perforated lines!
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
I’m also wanting to develop my own style combining illustration, graphic design and typography. I don’t know if this is the one yet so I’ll be exploring some more here!
The best recipe from @mirandasnotebook
Pretty title font from @zelowtype
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer , patisserie , recipe design ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #foodillustrator](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/838593349_18631078846032809_5695981660862323678_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=pTB1lfA5QxEQ7kNvwHYOt5f&_nc_oc=AdqkDLrS0NF-wnzFvBr4wHPOPH9R5n1sfmYFu1Gsq1bWiygp4rz1r1poh5X0IAXb3dk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLL1eoKuKk_j6VjDQlUes_a_cpCvAoz0Dd9i55XUQlvSS-Hw4NavGN43jzyTdJZ-wIhiBOt3s61&oh=00_AQOB2bCDs-M7QQsx7cG1nV3hqCvJg3KGW-0zACsW0c3Gkw&oe=6AD15A16)
![A Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this cake with toffee buttercream frosting and toffee sauce for my fiancés birthday this year 🍰 oh how I want to print and have these cut like souvenirs.
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
The best recipe from @janespatisserie
Pretty title font from @dirtyline.std
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #theydrawtober2026](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/831475043_18629951428032809_5626514729385940502_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=OILMIzU3lgoQ7kNvwEmL_-I&_nc_oc=AdpAM2n447cgUTnfuCuPCzkK6JXW2eFJO5sAHgK-fvRvd14cgFmJQMVTg5sH-V-cPwg&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKQIqbRiRKrjfGi3qvoVpLOt6V-gRQdAJqraK838EIfIKBvVk9iFEuaZSTkqVWgNcJEuQUsVyUB&oh=00_AQNjC-32WlltHxENhOlKRoLLVdU5HIcz8Yh3-z8Az_ushw&oe=6AD16525)
![A Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this cake with toffee buttercream frosting and toffee sauce for my fiancés birthday this year 🍰 oh how I want to print and have these cut like souvenirs.
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
The best recipe from @janespatisserie
Pretty title font from @dirtyline.std
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #theydrawtober2026](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/831475043_18629951428032809_5626514729385940502_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=OILMIzU3lgoQ7kNvwEmL_-I&_nc_oc=AdpAM2n447cgUTnfuCuPCzkK6JXW2eFJO5sAHgK-fvRvd14cgFmJQMVTg5sH-V-cPwg&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKQIqbRiRKrjfGi3qvoVpLOt6V-gRQdAJqraK838EIfIKBvVk9iFEuaZSTkqVWgNcJEuQUsVyUB&oh=00_AQNjC-32WlltHxENhOlKRoLLVdU5HIcz8Yh3-z8Az_ushw&oe=6AD16525)
![A Pistachio Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this lovely cake with cream cheese frosting for my fiancés mum’s 60th some time ago and I still think about it to this day. I want to print this out on thick card with perforated lines
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
I’m also wanting to develop my own style combining illustration, graphic design and typography. I don’t know if this is the one yet so I’ll be exploring some more here!
The best recipe from @sallysbakeblog
Pretty title font from @studiofunshop
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer , patisserie , recipe design ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #foodillustrator](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/818062597_18626981008032809_844411138815344689_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=SZNe8yjDA0cQ7kNvwF9jyJn&_nc_oc=AdpaVvQXxYckx2dBo7UaQj88sY4_-b0R8UYIWL9UWfvGZIOKvi4B3U_a8jOlzIUngoU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLcVQkLstTzNBX0lBPDLQseb1uizWLOiq7_b22143FCVjejKWCO1faccFlFM2-y3Pa70sWMRBVC&oh=00_AQN5w1dFyprNxdWb7uq4BCaoaI94cNvnSaCYN5Hvxqn4zw&oe=6AD13FA0)
![A Pistachio Cake Recipe Card 🍰
I made this lovely cake with cream cheese frosting for my fiancés mum’s 60th some time ago and I still think about it to this day. I want to print this out on thick card with perforated lines
Baking is slowly becoming my love language ❤️
I’m also wanting to develop my own style combining illustration, graphic design and typography. I don’t know if this is the one yet so I’ll be exploring some more here!
The best recipe from @sallysbakeblog
Pretty title font from @studiofunshop
[ Editorial design , stamps , digital illustration , birthday cake , food design , food art , food drawing , illustrated recipe , bakery art , pastry art , procreate food , visual crush , Glasgow artist , Scotland artist , Woman designer , patisserie , recipe design ]
#graphicdesign #recipedesign #illustration #cakerecipe #foodillustrator](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/818062597_18626981008032809_844411138815344689_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=SZNe8yjDA0cQ7kNvwF9jyJn&_nc_oc=AdpaVvQXxYckx2dBo7UaQj88sY4_-b0R8UYIWL9UWfvGZIOKvi4B3U_a8jOlzIUngoU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLcVQkLstTzNBX0lBPDLQseb1uizWLOiq7_b22143FCVjejKWCO1faccFlFM2-y3Pa70sWMRBVC&oh=00_AQN5w1dFyprNxdWb7uq4BCaoaI94cNvnSaCYN5Hvxqn4zw&oe=6AD13FA0)
![A few more of my work and snaps from Glory Mold: 2084, an immersive exhibition by @producedmoon for @surgescotland & @merchantcityfestival 🦠
“Against a backdrop of deepfakes, AI-slop, and climate emergency, Glory Mold: 2084 invites us to go back to the beginning and to look into the future with new eyes”
All designs made using @adobeuk from @photoshop to Adobe Dimension
[ festival poster design , poster exhibition design , slime mould , biology art , futuristic art , graphic design , brand identity design , 3D design , Chrome , Glasgow festival , Scotland designer ]
#posterdesign #biodesign #womandesigner #glasgow #merchantcityfestival
Stickers!!!
Feels like from a movie
More poster!
Speaking to Glory Mold through humanity’s last working keyboard, audiences will interact with a specially trained, locally run AI, creating a multisensory ecosystem, featuring handmade biomaterials, inspired by slime mold.
Audience interacting with the installation
Social media designs, website banners, exhibition wall designs and signage for the installation](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/805831488_18622956148032809_6852604734367217581_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=D8JQ-9vLCIUQ7kNvwEWZzhP&_nc_oc=AdoMSQXTkT8jNiTleS8S7w5wNxKUy3p4M509B8zUMbBpaiQtnuWkK33Vbp-779FsDHQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIWvHTGi5ydet4vmO-3X-bApPALJrj5oToFUdbzl5OhuXug1wndRrcHR1NvWwzcIZRpewd38YHd&oh=00_AQNWXBiRJdKYtv0KpbOYuiM2NLhXS10RGpMlCvW_O0BQiw&oe=6AD15547)
![A few more of my work and snaps from Glory Mold: 2084, an immersive exhibition by @producedmoon for @surgescotland & @merchantcityfestival 🦠
“Against a backdrop of deepfakes, AI-slop, and climate emergency, Glory Mold: 2084 invites us to go back to the beginning and to look into the future with new eyes”
All designs made using @adobeuk from @photoshop to Adobe Dimension
[ festival poster design , poster exhibition design , slime mould , biology art , futuristic art , graphic design , brand identity design , 3D design , Chrome , Glasgow festival , Scotland designer ]
#posterdesign #biodesign #womandesigner #glasgow #merchantcityfestival
Stickers!!!
Feels like from a movie
More poster!
Speaking to Glory Mold through humanity’s last working keyboard, audiences will interact with a specially trained, locally run AI, creating a multisensory ecosystem, featuring handmade biomaterials, inspired by slime mold.
Audience interacting with the installation
Social media designs, website banners, exhibition wall designs and signage for the installation](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/805831488_18622956148032809_6852604734367217581_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=D8JQ-9vLCIUQ7kNvwEWZzhP&_nc_oc=AdoMSQXTkT8jNiTleS8S7w5wNxKUy3p4M509B8zUMbBpaiQtnuWkK33Vbp-779FsDHQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIWvHTGi5ydet4vmO-3X-bApPALJrj5oToFUdbzl5OhuXug1wndRrcHR1NvWwzcIZRpewd38YHd&oh=00_AQNWXBiRJdKYtv0KpbOYuiM2NLhXS10RGpMlCvW_O0BQiw&oe=6AD15547)
![Been a few months but here are the visuals and designs I made for Glory Mold: 2084, an immersive exhibition by @producedmoon for @surgescotland & @merchantcityfestival this year! 🦠
The work explores our drive for technological progress, energy glugging LLMs and how AI bias is reshaping human society. I explored 3D chrome blobs and sci-fi feelings for the output. Not gonna lie, I had some fun with this!
There are so many incredible artists who collaborated on this project, and it’s exciting to be one of them.
(Glory Mold: 2084 was developed as part of @w_shed More Than Al Sandbox, funded by @myworldcreates (@weareukri Strength In Places Fund) and this presentation is funded by @creativescots)
[ festival poster design , poster exhibition design , slime mould , biology art , futuristic art , graphic design , brand identity design , 3D design , Chrome , Glasgow festival , Scotland designer ]
#posterdesign #brandidentitydesign #scottishdesign #merchantcityfestival #bioart](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/800862010_18622022317032809_2307126612143862541_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=7pTSn27QGxQQ7kNvwHp1628&_nc_oc=AdoBpCprR5ppu4Ln-E99RGyGTYDDJ95b73O-jb0ir2Zn4Hwsnn1VVTs5DaW6wCedDI8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJ9Csc9aexq9gLahpZ3vE9_SwSlP1HYfiqfBcO3wjEqWgqAI_PChqjS4zmuXvLBjevtP5aS5OHy&oh=00_AQPGJU8v7hYMcCMaNJoaKchJSKUxvk4EkBok5YZhlf3qDQ&oe=6AD164D6)
![Been a few months but here are the visuals and designs I made for Glory Mold: 2084, an immersive exhibition by @producedmoon for @surgescotland & @merchantcityfestival this year! 🦠
The work explores our drive for technological progress, energy glugging LLMs and how AI bias is reshaping human society. I explored 3D chrome blobs and sci-fi feelings for the output. Not gonna lie, I had some fun with this!
There are so many incredible artists who collaborated on this project, and it’s exciting to be one of them.
(Glory Mold: 2084 was developed as part of @w_shed More Than Al Sandbox, funded by @myworldcreates (@weareukri Strength In Places Fund) and this presentation is funded by @creativescots)
[ festival poster design , poster exhibition design , slime mould , biology art , futuristic art , graphic design , brand identity design , 3D design , Chrome , Glasgow festival , Scotland designer ]
#posterdesign #brandidentitydesign #scottishdesign #merchantcityfestival #bioart](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/800862010_18622022317032809_2307126612143862541_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=7pTSn27QGxQQ7kNvwHp1628&_nc_oc=AdoBpCprR5ppu4Ln-E99RGyGTYDDJ95b73O-jb0ir2Zn4Hwsnn1VVTs5DaW6wCedDI8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=DfMwDYvnTFONOLbNHDrZdw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJ9Csc9aexq9gLahpZ3vE9_SwSlP1HYfiqfBcO3wjEqWgqAI_PChqjS4zmuXvLBjevtP5aS5OHy&oh=00_AQPGJU8v7hYMcCMaNJoaKchJSKUxvk4EkBok5YZhlf3qDQ&oe=6AD164D6)

